by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
Overweight people with type 2 diabetes can keep their weight and blood sugar under control over the long term by following a low-carbohydrate diet, Swedish researchers reported in the journal Nutrition and Metabolism. In a recent 44 month study (3 years, 8 months)...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
There are 17 million diabetics in the United States and 80 million more who are in some stage of insulin resistance. A diet high in carbohydrates and lack of nutrition are the two main factors in creating insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
People today are being put on drugs to handle the blood sugar levels of diabetes, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, and high cholesterol. Are drugs the answer to these health challenges or do they just make things worse? Factually, medical drugs are not the...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
Blood sugar can be brought down and kept at normal levels throughout the day, yet, many diabetics find that even though they have not eaten before bedtime, when they wake up in the morning their blood sugar levels are elevated. This is caused by something called the...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
Let’s look again at what happens as you become insulin resistant. The liver becomes resistant first, then the muscle tissue, then the fat. What is the effect of insulin on the liver? It is to suppress the production of sugar by the liver. “The sugar...
by Diabetes Support | Mar 12, 2014 | Diabetic Articles
One diabetic side effect is neuropathy. This is a condition where the nerves of the body are damaged. It is called “Diabetic Peripheral (referring to the outer part of the body) Neuropathy”. This type of neuropathy affects the feet and legs, hands and arms, and it can...
